season
n. 季节,季; 时期; 活动期,时令; 暂时
vt. 使适应,使适用; 调味
vt.& vi. 使变干燥
The seasons are the main periods into which a year can be divided and which each have their own typical weather conditions.
Autumn's my favourite season.
秋天是我最喜欢的季节。
...the only region of Brazil where all four seasons are clearly defined.
巴西唯一一个四季分明的地区
You can use season to refer to the period during each year when a particular activity or event takes place. For example, the planting season is the period when a particular plant or crop is planted.
...birds arriving for the breeding season...
飞来准备度过繁殖季节的鸟群
For law students, autumn brings the recruiting season.
对学法律的学生来说,秋季是招聘旺季。
You can use season to refer to the period when a particular fruit, vegetable, or other food is ready for eating and is widely available.
The plum season is about to begin...
快到吃李子的季节了。
Now British asparagus is in season.
现在英国芦笋正当令。
You can use season to refer to a fixed period during each year when a particular sport is played.
...the baseball season...
棒球赛季
It is his first race this season.
这是他本赛季的第一场比赛。
A season is a period in which a play or show, or a series of plays or shows, is performed in one place.
...a season of three new plays.
3 部新戏剧的上演期
...the Royal Ballet's summer season.
皇家芭蕾舞团的夏季献演期
A season of films is several of them shown as a series because they are connected in some way.
...a brief season of films in which Artaud appeared.
阿尔托出演的系列影片的短暂上映期
The holiday or vacation season is the time when most people have their holiday.
...the peak holiday season...
休假高峰期
There are discos and clubs but these are often closed out of season.
那里有迪斯科舞厅和夜总会,但是通常只在度假旺季营业。
If you season food with salt, pepper, or spices, you add them to it in order to improve its flavour.
Season the meat with salt and pepper...
用盐和胡椒粉给肉调味。
I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.
我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。
If wood is seasoned, it is made suitable for making into furniture or for burning, usually by being allowed to dry out gradually.
Ensure that new wood has been seasoned.
确保新木材已经风干。
If a female animal is in season, she is in a state where she is ready to have sex.
1. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field;
2. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions;
3. a recurrent time marked by major holidays;
1. lend flavor to;
2. make fit;
3. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate;
for all seasons
四季皆宜的
season's greetings
致以节日的问候(圣诞或新年时的问候语)
in season
当令的:现成的或准备食用或其它用途的
猎捕期的:法律上允许在某一持定时期内可进行猎捕的
及时的:在合适时间的;碰巧的
发情中。用于动物
out of season
不当令的:不现成的、不被允许的或尚不能吃、抓或猎捕的
不合时宜的:不在合适的或正确的时间的;不凑巧的
The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.
几条小河容不下雨季的全部雨水.
The theatre company will kick off the season with a production of The Playboy of the Western World.
剧团将以《西方世界的花花公子》这出剧拉开本届戏剧节的序幕.
Oysters are out of season now.
牡蛎已过喷了.
The dam must be closed before the rainy season sets in, or all our labour will be lost.
大坝一定要在雨季开始以前合拢, 否则就会前功尽弃.
Rabbits will soon be in season.
允许捕猎野兔的时期快到了.